Axis Bank Burgundy Private: India's third-largest private bank's HNW platform
Burgundy Private by Axis Bank: entry threshold ₹5 cr TRV excl. demat, AUM ₹2.4 lakh cr, GIFT City offshore banking, DICGC deposit cover ₹5 lakh.
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BIL: Luxembourg's oldest bank with two booking hubs
BIL — Luxembourg's oldest bank with €50bn AuM: Luxembourg and Switzerland booking hubs, the 2025 Paris branch, Legend Holdings ownership, the 2020 CSSF fine and FGDL protection.
Edmond de Rothschild: the family-owned Geneva bank with a real-assets focus
Edmond de Rothschild — the family-owned Geneva house with a record CHF 198bn: legal entities and regulators by country, booking centres, Hottinger in London, the 1MDB settlement and deposit protection.
Fideuram–Intesa: Italy's private-banking machine with two booking centres
Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking — Italy's number one with €452bn: banker networks, Swiss and Luxembourg booking, segment thresholds and FITD/FGDL/esisuisse protection.
Northern Trust: the American trust bank for family offices
Northern Trust — the Chicago trust bank with US$534bn of wealth AUM: legal entities by country (US, London, Guernsey, Singapore, Abu Dhabi), the GFO threshold of US$200M+, FDIC protection and the BNY approach story.
QNB Private Banking: the Gulf leader with a Geneva wing
QNB Private — the private bank of the Middle East's largest bank: invitation-only entry in Qatar, the QNB (Suisse) offshore hub in Geneva, the Turkey tiering and esisuisse/SDIF protection.
Brown Brothers Harriman: the private partnership without FDIC cover
Brown Brothers Harriman — the oldest US private banking partnership (1818): no FDIC, unlimited partner liability; an MFO of ~$58bn, custody of $6.2tn, press-reported thresholds.
Citi Private Bank: the global private bank with ten booking centres
Citi Private Bank — 10 booking centres and a published US$10M+ net-worth entry: legal entities by country (Citibank N.A., Citibank UK, Citibank (Switzerland) AG), OCC/FINMA/MAS/HKMA supervision and deposit protection.
BTG Pactual: Latin America's investment house with Luxembourg and US booking
BTG Pactual — Latin America's largest investment bank with R$1.23tn in wealth: booking in Luxembourg and the US (an OCC bank since 2026), no Switzerland since 2016, the MFO platform and FGC/FGDL/FDIC protection.
MoraBanc: Andorra's family bank with a Spanish licence
MoraBanc — Andorra's family bank with €20bn AuM: a Spanish licence via BEF, the Tressis boutique, the Boreal Zurich–Miami axis, Goldman Sachs mandates and FAGADI protection.
REYL & Cie: the Geneva bank that became Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management
REYL & Cie, now Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management SA — the Geneva bank 100% owned by Intesa: the 2026 renaming, legal entities and regulators, Swiss booking, thresholds and esisuisse deposit protection.
Union Bancaire Privée: the Geneva family bank built through acquisitions
Union Bancaire Privée — the family-owned Geneva private bank with CHF 190+bn of client assets: legal entities and regulators by country, 11–12 booking centres, acquisition history and deposit protection.
Kotak Private: the private bank of India's top hundred families
Kotak Private — the private bank for 60% of India's top-100 families: official entry from ₹7.5 crore RV, the in-progress Deutsche Bank India deal, DICGC protection.
Andbank: Andorra's family bank with an EU + Miami map
Andbank — Andorra's largest bank with €62bn AuM: legal entities by country (Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Miami), a Fitch BBB rating, the Brazil bank sale and FAGADI protection.
Bessemer Trust: the 1907 family office that became a private bank
Bessemer Trust — the Phipps family office of 1907 turned private bank: $250bn under supervision, 15k trusts, a press-reported ~$10m threshold, FDIC cover at only two entities.
SEB Private Banking: the Wallenberg bank with a Luxembourg cross-border centre
SEB Private Banking — the Wallenberg bank with SEK 2.9tn: entry from SEK 5m, a Luxembourg cross-border centre, the FI/NYDFS Baltic sanctions and Riksgälden protection.
Shinhan Premier: unified wealth at Korea's first privately founded bank
Shinhan Premier unifies Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Securities wealth: tiers at KRW 100m/1bn/10bn, AUM KRW 278.6tn (mid-2026), KDIC deposit cover KRW 100m.
Standard Bank Private Banking: Africa's largest bank and its offshore arm
Standard Bank Private Banking: SA entry from R58,000/month income, offshore Optimum from £5,000/US$7,000, booking in Jersey, Isle of Man and Mauritius, CODI cover up to R100,000.
TD Wealth Private Banking: private banking at Canada's second-largest bank
Official minimums C$1m (Canada) and US$1m liquid or US$3m net worth (US); 2024 US AML settlement US$3.1bn; CDIC deposit cover C$100k.
Scotia Wealth Management: private banking at Canada's international bank
Scotiabank private banking: from C$1 m in Canada and US$500,000 in Mexico; booking in Canada, Bahamas, Cayman and Peru; GWM AUM C$432 bn; CDIC deposit cover up to C$100,000.
Maybank Private: private banking at Malaysia's largest bank
Maybank Private: entry from US$ 1m investable assets; Premier from RM 250k; PIDM cover RM 250k; Singapore Qualifying Full Bank; Forest City family offices.
ICBC Private Banking: private banking at the world's largest bank
Entry threshold RMB 8m; 289k clients and RMB 3.47tn AUM at end-2024 (disclosure since dropped); offshore hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore; deposit insurance cap RMB 500k.
Itaú Private Bank: Latin America's first R$1 trillion franchise
Itaú Private Bank: reported R$10m minimum; R$1.1tn AUM (May 2026); booking in Brazil, Miami, Zurich and the Bahamas; FGC cover up to R$250k.
KB Private Banking: Gold&Wise and the FIRST at Korea's largest financial group
KB Private Banking at KB Kookmin Bank: tiers from KRW 500m / 1bn / 3bn, trust leader with KRW 108.1tn, KDIC deposit protection up to KRW 100m.
CIBC Private Wealth: private banking across Canada and the US
Private banking at Canada's fifth-largest bank: advisory from C$ 2m in Canada and US$ 1m in the US, family office from US$ 50m, deposits protected by CDIC/FDIC.
FirstRand Private Banking: FNB and RMB under one licence
Official entry thresholds R750k/R1.8m; FNB Channel Islands in Guernsey; CODI deposit cover R100k; Euromoney Africa's Best Private Bank 2025 (FNB).
Hana Private Banking: Korea's first private banking service
Korea's first private banking service (1995): tiers of KRW 500m / 3bn / 30bn, Club1 UHNW centres, family office and KDIC deposit protection up to KRW 100m.
BDO Private Bank: private banking at the Philippines' largest bank
Separate BSP-licensed private bank: reported ~US$200k entry minimum, ₱704.5 bn trust assets, PDIC deposit cover raised to ₱1 m since March 2025.
BMO Private Wealth: private banking at Canada's oldest bank
Private banking at Canada's oldest bank (founded 1817): no published minimums, reported entry ~C$1m; Bank of the West acquired 2023; CDIC cover up to C$100k.
Absa Private Banking: post-Barclays wealth at South Africa's third bank
Absa Private Banking: official ladder from R 750k income to R 3m / R 20m wealth tiers and R 100m Family Office; Mauritius offshore booking; CODI R 100k.
ANZ Private: private banking at ANZ
ANZ Private: entry threshold A$3m to invest or borrow (NZ from NZ$1.5m), 17,500 clients, record ASIC penalties of A$250m in Dec 2025, FCS deposit cover A$250k.
Nordea Private Banking: the Nordic model with honest thresholds
Nordea Private Banking — the Nordic model with thresholds of DKK 4m / SEK 5m / €500k, a single Finnish entity, a Danish AML case (2024 indictment) and €100k protection.
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management: the UHNW broker-bank with an Asian wing
Morgan Stanley PWM — $10tn of client assets: the MSSB broker plus OCC banks, Asian bank booking via MSBAL, an entry benchmark of ~$5m and client-vetting inquiries reported in 2023–2025.
İşbank Private Banking (Privia): wealth at Turkey's first national bank
Privia is İşbank's private banking brand: no published minimum, Aile Fonu family fund, TMSF deposit cover of TRY 1.2m per person from 2026.
ICICI Private Banking: India's most international private bank
ICICI Private Banking — India's second-largest private bank: the official grid from ₹5 crore TRV, own banks in the UK and Canada, GIFT City, DICGC/FSCS/CDIC protection.
MUFG Private Banking: the trust core of Japan's largest group
MUFG private banking — the group model of Japan's largest bank: the MUTB trust core, the MUMSS brokerage with Morgan Stanley, a press-reported ¥300m target segment, DICJ ¥10m cover.
HDFC Bank Private Banking: India's largest private bank
HDFC Bank Wealth — ₹7 lakh crore across 86k families: the Imperia/Infiniti tiers (₹1 crore/₹5 crore TRV), the DFSA measure on the DIFC branch, the October 2026 CEO change, DICGC cover.
China Merchants Bank Private Banking: China's largest private bank
CMB Private Banking — China's largest private bank: an official RMB 10m threshold, 200k clients, the country's first family trust, Hong Kong cross-border platforms and the FX rules.
RBC Wealth Management: the transatlantic private bank from Canada
RBC Wealth Management — C$1.7tn under management: the City National and Brewin Dolphin wings, thresholds from C$1m / £250k, island booking and CDIC/FDIC/FSCS protection.
Wells Fargo Private Bank: trusts across 50 states after the Fed cap was lifted
Wells Fargo Private Bank — $2.5+tn of WIM client assets: an entry benchmark of ~$1m, trusts across 50 states, specialty assets, the lifted Fed cap (2025) and FDIC/SIPC protection.
Bank of America Private Bank: the trust core since 1853
Bank of America Private Bank — the U.S. Trust heir with $759bn of client balances: an entry benchmark of ~$3m, the #1 US trust position, specialty assets and art lending, FDIC/SIPC protection.
Creand: Andorra's oldest bank with a Luxembourg depositary
Creand (Crèdit Andorrà) — Andorra's oldest bank with €39bn of volume: entities in Spain, Luxembourg and Miami, the US$100k US threshold, FAGADI protection and the 2026 FINRA fine.
UniCredit Private Banking: the domestic trio Italy–Germany–Austria
UniCredit Private Banking — Italy, Germany, Austria: HVB thresholds from €1m/€5m, Schoellerbank, Cordusio, the in-progress Commerzbank deal and FITD/EdB/ESA protection.
Santander Private Banking: the Spanish leader with a transatlantic axis
Santander Private Banking — €380bn of client assets: the Spain–Miami–Geneva axes, entry from €500k, the Beyond Wealth UHNW format and FGD/esisuisse protection (no FDIC in Miami).
KBC Private Banking: the domestic Belgian house with a €5m UHNW tier
KBC Private Banking — €82.8bn in Belgium and Central Europe: thresholds by country (from €500k / €5m Wealth), a domestic model without international booking, €100k deposit cover.
ABN AMRO Private Banking: MeesPierson, Bethmann HAL and Neuflize OBC
ABN AMRO Private Banking — €283bn of client assets: the MeesPierson, Bethmann HAL and Neuflize OBC brands, official entry from €1m, the €480m settlement and DGS/FGDR protection.
ODDO BHF: the Franco-German family bank with a dual centre
ODDO BHF — the Franco-German family bank with €156bn: the SCA/SE entity pair, Swiss booking, France's published tariff thresholds, a Fitch BBB+ rating and FGDR/EdB/esisuisse protection.
Société Générale Private Banking: three points after the UBP deal
Société Générale Private Banking after selling the Swiss and UK banks to UBP: three points (France, Luxembourg, Monaco), a record €137bn, thresholds and FGDR/FGDL protection.
Indosuez Wealth Management: the consolidator from Crédit Agricole
Indosuez Wealth Management — €249bn under management: legal entities and regulators by country, the BNP Monaco book purchase, Degroof Petercam, thresholds and FGDR/esisuisse/FGDL protection.
Banque de Luxembourg: the cooperative private bank with no entry threshold
Banque de Luxembourg — the Crédit Mutuel-CIC private bank with €128bn of client assets: booking in Luxembourg and Belgium, entry without a formal minimum, FGDL protection and B Corp status.
Quintet Private Bank: one bank, five European brands
Quintet Private Bank — €105bn of client assets: one Luxembourg legal entity with the Puilaetco, InsingerGilissen, Merck Finck and Brown Shipley brands, thresholds and FGDL/FSCS protection.
LLB: Liechtenstein's state bank with three booking centres
LLB — Liechtenstein's oldest bank (1861) with an Aa1 rating and CHF 115bn: three booking centres, the 2025 UAE exit, thresholds, EAS/esisuisse/ESA protection and the elevate strategy.
VP Bank: the listed Liechtenstein private bank
VP Bank — the Liechtenstein bank with CHF 57bn and a SIX listing: five booking centres after the Hong Kong closure, the external-asset-manager niche, thresholds and EAS/esisuisse/FGDL protection.
Bordier & Cie: the Geneva private banker with unlimited liability
Bordier & Cie — the Geneva private banker since 1844 in partnership form: legal entities and regulators by country, the Singapore merchant bank, thresholds, the 2015 DOJ penalty and esisuisse protection.
CBH Bank: the family-owned Geneva bank with a Bahamian booking centre
CBH Bank — the family-owned Geneva bank with CHF 18.4bn and an S&P BBB/A-2 rating: four booking centres (Switzerland, Bahamas, Hong Kong, London), thresholds, the FINMA Venezuela proceeding and deposit protection.
Syz Group: the family-owned Geneva bank with a digital-assets line
Syz Group (Banque Syz) — the family-owned Geneva bank with CHF 27.9bn: Swiss-only booking, multi-custody from CHF 10m, a digital-assets line with the BTC Alpha Fund, and the 2020 FINMA reprimand.
BNP Paribas Wealth Management: the Eurozone's private bank from Paris to Singapore
BNP Paribas Wealth Management — €517bn AUM across 17 countries: legal entities and regulators by country, entry thresholds, Geneva/Luxembourg/Singapore booking centres and deposit protection.
Deutsche Bank Private Bank: private banking inside a universal group
Deutsche Bank Private Bank — €685bn divisional AuM: legal entities and regulators by country, booking centres, the published €250,000 German entry threshold, BaFin/CNMV fines and the India sale.
Singapore Advance Rulings and Approvals: IRAS, MAS and EDB
How Singapore sells certainty in advance: the s.108 IRAS advance ruling, GST rulings, stamp duty adjudication, APAs, MAS 13O/13U approvals and EDB awards — with the published ruling corpus and the limits set by s.33.
The EU AI Act After 2 August 2026: Obligations for Law Firms and Family Offices
EU AI Act duties for law firms and family offices from 2 August 2026: AI literacy, Article 50 transparency, Article 99 penalties — high-risk duties from 2 December 2027.